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Thanks to Billboard & 1800 Tequila’s ‘Back to the Block’ campaign, I recently had the opportunity to provide a brief history and timeline of Houston’s thirty years as a significant center of hip hop culture. Here is the article: THE HIP-HOP HISTORY OF HOUSTON with Travis Scott I am thankful that I got the opportunity

Last Saturday evening my thirteen-year-old son and I went to see Marvel Comics’ latest superhero themed film Guardians of the Galaxy. Me being the the uncool dad who does not know any of the new music, does not really get down with sci-fi, who just wanted to spend some time with his son had many

PLEASE DON’T SHOOT ME. PLEASE DON’T KILL MY VIBE. I’m just tryin’ to stay alive Tryin’ to suvive. It ain’t my time to die. I still got work to do. But I wonder if my work is in vain Is my livin’ in vain Sure you can say “No, of course not! It’s not all

Here is the final part of our 3 part conversation analyzing Scarface’s classic 1994 album The Diary. On this segment we apply a close read of “I Seen A Man Die” and attempt to answer why Scarface and this album remains relevant. Curated by The Red Clay Scholar (Dr. Regina N. Bradley) featuring me, Langston

Here is the final part of our 3 part conversation analyzing Scarface’s classic 1994 album The Diary. On this segment we apply a close read of “I Seen A Man Die” and attempt to answer why Scarface and this album remain relevant. Curated by The Red Clay Scholar (Dr. Regina N. Bradley) featuring me, Langston

Here is part 2 of the 3 part series looking back and analyzing Scarface’s classic 1994 album The Diary. This segment introduces the insights of southern hip hop journalist and writer Charlie Braxton to the conversation. We discuss Scarface’s use of the themes of life and death, spirituality, and the stigma attached to black masculinity